A woman has died after a house fire in Beccles this lunchtime.

The woman, who is believed to be in her 50s, died after the fire at her house in Ellough Road.

The fire, police and ambulance services were all called to the scene shortly after 12.30pm.

The air ambulance was also called to the scene and landed on Beccles Middle School playing field, but it has been confirmed that the woman died at the scene after going into cardiac arrest.